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Tllli RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March 33, 
From Day to Day. 
THE I IKKT BLt'IO IHIUJ. 
Jo«t min nml miiow ! ami rain again ! 
And clrl l>l)l<*! drip! and lilow! 
Tliiii miow ! and thaw! and kIiihIi ! and llien 
Home more rain and unmv! 
'I'li Ik morning I wan ’moat afeurd 
To wake up wlien, I Jlng! 
I aeen the aim Milne out and lieerd 
The first hlne Idl'd of Spring! 
Mol her she'd raised the winder Home— 
And In aerohl the orchard eouie, 
Soft as mi angel's wing, 
A hl-eey.y, I reesy, lieesy hlllil, 
Too sweet for anything! 
The Winter’s shroud was rent apart 
The sun burst forth In glee, 
And when that blue bird sung, my heart 
Hopped out o' lsM with me! 
•—James Whitcomb Riley. 
* 
Ji'/j yards long, with hemstitched ends, 
Iml the more expensive ones are trimmed 
all around with lace or plcatings, until, 
when worn lliey look much like the peler¬ 
ines of our grandmothers. Some elab¬ 
orate ones are of net bordered with gold 
or silver embroidery, or trimmed with 
opalescent sequins. However, the girl 
who may only look at such luxury ill the 
great shops will find two yards of 50-eent 
China silk in a becoming color, merely 
hemstitched at the ends, or finished with 
a two-inch pleating, a very becoming thing 
to slip around her shoulders over a thin 
white frock, and will doubtless get quite 
as much pleasure out of it as the woman 
who buys embroidered net and ruffled 
crepe de chine. 
Tint Winter jacket suit will look more 
Spring like if its style admits the use of 
embroidered white linen collar and cuffs. 
These freshen up a dark suit to a marked 
degree, and arc usually becoming, Pretty 
rets cost from 50 cents up to several 
dollars. 
* 
Salmon chowder is a good supper dish 
suggested by Good Housekeeping If the 
salt pork is not desired, brown the onion 
in butter. Chop coarsely and brown to¬ 
gether in a kettle or saucepan, one-fourth 
pound of salt pork and one onion. Add 
one piut of raw potatoes, chopped or 
cut in dice, which have stood for half 
an hour in cold water. Season, barely 
cover with boiling water, and simmer for 
half an hour; then add a can of salmon, 
drained and flaked, two or three broken 
crackers and one pint of scalded milk 
or cream, with iwo teaspoons of butter. 
This may he varied by the addition of a 
can of tomatoes, or a shredded pepper or 
both. 
* 
Tint dangers of premature houscclcan- 
ing do not seem very near at time of 
writing, with deep snow and zero tem¬ 
perature. Hut by the time this paper 
reaches its readers we may hope for signs 
of Spring, and there will he a rh ire to 
gel the season's work ahead, both indoors 
and out. There is much that ean he done 
now, in the way of overhauling drawers 
and closets, and renovating last year’s 
garments, hut the actual cleaning must 
wait for some time yd, I tigging around 
in a cold draughty room, in a mistaken 
< (Tort to start cleaning early, is respon¬ 
sible for a good many ills, It is well to 
he "fore handed” with the work, but at 
tlii season we would rather use our fore- 
handedness in attacking the Summer sew¬ 
ing, and leave our cleaning to the time of 
open windows. 
A r i irion girdle with suspender 1o pass 
over the shoulders can often he used to 
give a smart look to a simple while dress. 
I he girdle is shirred and honed after the 
usual manner; the suspenders are brought 
together at waist line both hack and front, 
Haring at the shoulders so as to give a 
V effect; two or three straps or bars 
across at the lower part hold the V in 
place. Sometimes an epaulette or cap ex 
tends from the shoulder strap over the 
top of the sleeve. I he style can he modi 
lied in a variety of ways, as may be most 
becoming to the wearer. Sometimes, 
when handsome dark plaid ribbon is used, 
ribbon velvet, either black or the pre¬ 
dominating color of flu plaid, is used foi¬ 
lin' cross straps. Similar decorations are 
made in embroidery, attached to a while 
wash hell, to wear with colored linen or 
cotton Summer gowns, and the effect is 
very pretty. 
A mono Summer di e s accessories tin 
dainty scarfs used for evening wrsi dill’ 
inp the Winter will he popular. In it 
simplest form such a siarf i made ol 
soft l.iherly or China silk, two yards to 
A ccoruino to Miss Grace Nicholes, a 
recent speaker before the League of Cook 
County Clubs at Chicago, clay, sand, 
lampblack, aniline dye and wool splinters 
aie among the ingredients of the candy 
ordinarily sold children in that city. The 
licorice candy sold around the schools, 
she said, contains no licorice, hut is made 
of starch, clay and sand, colored wilh 
lampblack. Ahnondlcss sugar-coated al 
moods arc made of sand, starch and 
aniline dye, while IcmonlcsS lemon drops 
were of similar composition. Butterlcss 
butterscotch and honeylcss honey drops 
were among the dubious delicacies, to 
which we may add gum drops that con 
tain starch and wood splinters, and cara 
mcls of indurated paraffin. Pure candy 
the speaker considered not only harmless, 
hut beneficial to children, when not per¬ 
mitted in excessive quantities, hut she 
considered that pure food inspection is 
earnestly needed in lliis direction. It 
certainly offers an excellent argument in 
favor of homemade candy. 
Pr a links.- Put into a saucepan four 
cupfuls of granulated sugar and a cup and 
a quarter of water. Cook until it strings. 
Add four cupfuls of chopped pecan meats 
and stir until cool. Flavor with vanilla 
if desired. '1 his will make a nice batch of 
toothsome candy, but at tile present price 
of pecans would he somewhat costly. At 
tin New Orleans Women’s F.xcbangc, 
there are .sometimes sold pralines that ap 
pear to have been made from the sugar 
that settles at the bottom of the New Or¬ 
leans syrup barrel. In the top of each 
little dab about the si/e of the ordinary 
sugar eocoamit take were inserted sev 
oral half kermis 'if pecans. These were 
said to be the really genuine Creole pra 
lines, and once we saw a lady buy all she 
could get and mail them to a southern 
exile at the North who was just about 
famishing for the pralines she knew as 
a girl. Near the New Orleans battle 
ground we were shown an immense pe¬ 
can tree under which, so we were told, 
the wounded British General Packcnham 
was laid to die, and they told us, further 
more, that ever since the nuts from that 
tree had been blood red in color! 
J. Y. r. 
ROYAL 
BAKING POWDER 
Imparts that peculiar light¬ 
ness, sweetness, and flavor 
noticed in the finest cake, 
biscuit, rolls, crusts, etc., 
which expert pastry cooks 
declare is unobtainable by 
the use of any other leav¬ 
ening agent. 
MO/At (1AKIN0 POWDBR CO., N, V. 
Doing a Week's Washing 
In 6 Minutes—Read the Proof 
T HIH woman 1 m uelng a 1000 Gravity Wiwhor, 
All «)llj llllH tO (to i* keep t Ilf. MNiMIU'l- uolnu. 
A llulo pled, Uluru It (mo wiiy— n liUlo pull 
bring" It Illicit—Inn wanker dm* t tin rout. 
Tho clothe" "lay ■! 111—tho water ru"he« l 1 1 rough 
anil nronml thorn—end thn dlrfc In taken out. 
In nix ml mi tea your tulitiil ol'clollie* I* clean, 
Thlii machine will wmjh anything— from Inca 
curtain" to carpel*, and not them elmolutniy, 
•pqtloMHly. "pot'li In idy oluiui. 
There lnii't uitylliltig kliiiut a 11IOO (Jr»»lly 
W other to wear out your idol lice. 
You can wiihIi the IliH'Mt iiuen, lawn and laoo 
wVI hunt l.n-ii k I it If a thread. 
“Tub rip"” anil “wnnh tcani" nru unknown. 
Your cl ol lire laet tw Ico mh Ioiik. 
You Hiivo time labor—and inonoy. 
You wnnh quicker—noelnr—morn economically. 
I’rovo all title nt my OX jam no unit rlxU. 
I lot you iimo u lUOO Gravity Wiuihor a full 
month FllICK. 
Hand for my Now Windier Hook. 
Head particular* of my idler. 
Hay you are willing toted, n JINX) Gravity Windier. 
I will m ini one to uny roponidblc. pitrly, frcljjht 
prepaid, 
l <an "hip promptly at any time—#o you not your 
Windier at OIICO. 
Toko it home and iihii It n month. Do all your 
watdiliiK" with It. 
And, If you don't find tho much I no all T claim— 
If It doetui'l, an vo you 1 1 mo and wort. If It ilomn't 
wuHhyourolothimeloniiorond bel ter— don'tkoiiplt. 
1 oared ti, accept your docliilou without any 
Imek talk and I will. 
If you want to keep the windier— an you euroly 
will when you moo how much time, and work, and 
money It will «ovo you—you can tako plenty of 
time to pay for It. 
1’ny "ii much a wrtli-«r eo much a moiith—na 
eull" you hi nt, 
Pay for the windier a" It "nvn* for yon. 
I make you thl*offer bceoiluo | want you to And 
Out forymifMnlfwhiU.il 11XXJ Gravity Windier will (III. 
j am wllilnato truntyou, hnoauao you nan prob¬ 
ably act treated at home. And. If your credit in 
IPMill In your own town. It in ju»t iiHuood with me. 
II talo n u Ida factory—the I a raw l winde r fac¬ 
tory in tlie world- to keep up with my order". 
Ho far an I know, my factory In I. Ini only ono ever 
devoted cjojmilvoly to making windier". 
Over half a million of my wanhern are In tine. 
Over In.It it mllllun pli-uncd women cun tell 
you w Iml my w unlirr" w ill do. 
lint you don't have to take even their iiay-uo. 
You can tent a 1SXX) Gravity Windier yourHidf. 
Then you will know i and lively. 
Write for my book today. It I" KRKR, 
Your unmeant! uddroiot on a po*l card mailed 
to me at once, get" you mv hook by return mall. 
You are welcome to the Lmk whether you wnnt 
to buy a wmdier now or pot. 
It Ih a Ida lllut.lrat.cd book, printed on heavy 
enameled pa tier, and him picture" hIkiwIiik exactly 
bow my W'aalmr" work. 
You will be pleimed with thin book. It Ih the 
flnenl even 1 have ever put out. Write me at once. 
k ind out JiihI. how u IIXX) Gravity Windier Have* 
your time and Htrenalh prenorvOM your health— 
mid protect* your poekcilunik. 
Write now Adore*- K I*. Illnlxir, Manager 
"1IXO'' Windier <'o„ nwi Henry Ht.,lllnahamtoii. 
N. V. Or, If you lliela (Sniadii. write to my 
Ounudlan branch,YoiiaeHt., Toronto, Ontario. 
THE GREAT DURABILITY 
AHP WATERPROOF A 
QUALITIES °E THE JtSL 
FISH BRAND 
POMMEL 
SLICKER 
Make it 
First Choice 
of tho man 
Who KnoWvS 
EVERY GARMENT 
OUARANTEED 
/f YOU ft OCALFR /S OUT 
OF K/SH BRAND. DONF 
9HANOF YOUR M/ND. RAVC 
ti/M OFT J///M OR 5FND 
OR DIR AND RR/Ct TO US 
*{\.SO BLACK ox YCLLOty 
a j to t 
t lov<* » AUxiUBtt 
WALL PAPER OFFER 
-BOOK OF SAMPLES FREE- 
r-—1 WRITE US 
t udLil j S. S LL " . I . i y . t. ' L fU : Jt wall pill 
nml null you direct on factory coat bank.. 1 
e-half prli'cii you munt pay othcrii. Our n 
ni'-hitif price" you ... . 
attorn* will delight you. our low price* aurprIce you. 
and nay “Semi 
me your new 
IW7 Wail Paper 
Offer” and we 
will lit once «end 
you Hfl .l., a big 
book ol 11107 wall 
paper" ilrmimnito 
variety, beauti¬ 
ful pattern", at 
u a to n lalilnilly 
low pr con. We 
own our own Ida 
ier facto- 
__ Ji'mh Ilian 
Our new 11)07 
_.... ..... .,—„_, you, our low in... ...... ,*■ , ■ — 
be Ida free Maniple book alMo anowM how to luma 
iiiwr and do the Job yonrm'lf; anyone ran follow 
ir i>l in pin (llreetliinn "ucccnatul 
YOU CAN GET THIS DRESSER 
rnrr or a flno Miifli, ilorrU rhair «»** 
rllLLj filiulfw of liiniftrrtfi of tnliinbh* 
«ir 1 1 frih If you fatty from ii*. Dm I'lulll 
Hlnti lug Hull, on •KjiUllINd III I lot fr»m wall 
|i«|.i i Look, Jh morn IIGpi nl IlmiM v'h . Wrltn 
lit iiih'ii for mil in w Wo 11 hoiopln llook 
nml mi x' for how llttU moony you eon |»ojM*r 
ono room or your < o11mi Iioiom 1 , nih! nil oair 
gienl liwW oflW **. 
SEARS, ROEBUCK & CO., 
"Hnlf* a hiinrl of flour wilh a hod of coal." 
Stei^jng- Range 
OlVcrs 1,000 ch.’tlh'iigi' to (Iii|» li<uit<• this 
feat. You doii’t-want io purchase a rook¬ 
ing stovu until you get our free booklet. 
SILL STOVE WORKS, 
5 Sterling IMe« e, Rochoiler, N. Y. 
Caldwell Tanks 
of OaIvidImuI Htodl «io 
nvnrywliarn* HI/.* * up to 1200 
f^nllomt omi Ih> ohlppcd out Up 
ntnirmllndflk forfiolglil. 'ITinno 
ImiiUn aiu Nlroiig, tight 011*1 
dlllfthlo. Cool lend tli aii wood 
(aii It n. Auk for llbiNtrADol 
cnl ulogim mid drllvni nd pi h’tN 
W. C. CALDWELL CO. 
Ixoiilirlllr, ky. 
T » nkl (oeTvxauM) T " w * r * 
Wind Ml 11«, I’mopn, Oar KriglimR. 
FARM TELEPHONES 
Sitvit tlmir com I In mm yenr 
Do >mi maII/'U 1 1m* it a I vnlun of Dili ftntliol 
lime you m|m* n*l g*»lng to town til your 
mdghhorM on rmiiidR you could do on tho 
phoim? You waid .loho lo roiuo lo wot It 
foi you loinnirow; you w«nt lo know If 
iiiimchllio port him iM i lvml ul lh*iK*|»nooi 
Oni* u; you won I Ihc D**clor l»n n rIcU 
child, or the V**l* ilmu y for u *d* k lioroo. 
You fifty (lii’ii* I** iio lidcphoui* Ay»d«»iiiV 
*1 lull yon mi* JiihI I bn loan W« w/oil lo 
i oi leiipoml with W* cun hIoxW yon how 
lo umke a hamlnoim* pl'olll by organl/lng 
a hum t« lepliom' Him ami W»* Will loll 
you how In oi t iiulz**, how to Mi I Id «ml 
how lo op* l ah'. Wrllo lo| fill III r hnl 
kiln ftJlxlX. 
Aiiini Unn l lrrlrlR 'li-h phom 1**., 
•*41**1 Ml Ala Hllitr.C, * *lll« »go, III, 
iiri n for fariiiM, flithUm unci fiiouirlun fui*- 
■ ■C-L-i nlhhcd. ]llall OnlciH n SimtIiiIIv. 
JiiiuilKntntx liithoi iflxohiuigUt Ino., 2CarllMloHt., N,V. 
Farms That Grow 
“No. I HARD” WHEAT 
ixty-threo Pounds to (he Bushol 
arc Minuted In tho Cuna- 
dlnn WchI. where Ilomo- 
Htcnda of 1G0 acre* can ho 
obtained FKIJJC hy every 
Hottlor wlllhiL' and able to 
coinply with tho llome- 
atcad Konulatlon*. 
Durltur tho prcHont year a 
largo portion of 
New Wheat-Crow¬ 
ing Territory 
has been made ncccaalbln to mar- 
keta hy ttio railway conotructlon 
that line been puithod forward mo 
vl^orouHly tiy tho three great Rail¬ 
way Companlce. Crain-growing, 
mixed farming and dairying arc 
the great xpccTnltlo". 
1‘or llUtratur.aiid Information addreua 
Hopcrlntenileiit of IniinlKratlon. 
Ollawn, X'liiiuili. 
or THOM. IMINOAN, 
Cnnodlnn tin vermin i. < Agent, 
Hyracueo Hunk Ilblg., 
Hyrucuiai, New York 
MenMoo thl. r.,>*r. 
